Poets and Pancakes Part 1

Who is the author of Poets and Pancakes?

• Asokamitran 1931), a Tamil writer
• Charu Nivedita
• Jayakanthan
• Balakumaran

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What does his book “My Years with Boss” talk of ?

• his job
• explain the nature of his boss
• explains his environment
• impact of movies on every aspect of life in India.

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When was Gemini studio set up?

• 1920
• 1930
• 1910
• 1940

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What was the brand name of the make up material that Gemini studio bought?

• Pancake
• Mancake
• Fancake
• latin cake

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Who was Greta Garbo?

• A Swedish actress- an Oscar winner
• a german actress
• a French actress
• a bengali actress

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What was Asokamitran's job in the studio?

• to arrange pancakes
• to arrange make up kits
• to serve water
• cut out newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects and store them in files.

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What has Asokamitran brought up through this write up?

• topics of film industry
• topics of make up industry
• topics of gossip
• topics of heroines

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What does he bring to the notice of readers through this write up?

• movies and different roles
• heroines and their tantrums
• heroines and make up
• Independent India and its infancy

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Who was the founder of Gemini studio?

• Mr. S.S Vasan
• English man
• a Tamil boy
• a director

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What has been the make up room compared to?

• make up company
• a Parlour
• a jewellery shop
• hair-cutting salon

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